{"product_id":"so-far-so-good-hardcover","title":"So Far So Good - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ursula K. Le Guin, loved by millions for her fantasy and science-fiction novels, ponders life, death and the vast beyond in \u003ci\u003eSo Far So Good\u003c\/i\u003e, an astute, charming collection finished weeks before her death in January, 2018. Fans will recognize some of the motifs here--cats, wind, strong women -- as well as her exploration of the intersection between soul and body, the knowable and the unknown. The writing is clear, artful and reverent as Le Guin looks back at key memories and concerns and looks forward to what is next: 'Spirit, rehearse the journey of the body\/ that are to come, the motions\/ of the matter that held you.'\"―\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Le Guin's farewell poetry collection, contains all that created her reputation for fiction--sharp insight, restless imagination, humor that is both mordant and humane, and, above all else, that connection to all creation, that 'immense what is'.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's hard to think of another living author who has written so well for so long in so many styles as Ursula K. Le Guin.\" --\u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"She never loses touch with her reverence for the immense what is.\" --Margaret Atwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is no writer with an imagination as forceful and delicate as Le Guin's.\" --Grace Paley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegendary author Ursula K. Le Guin was lauded by millions for her ground- breaking science fiction novels, but she began as a poet, and wrote across genres for her entire career. In this clarifying and sublime collection--completed shortly before her death in 2018--Le Guin is unflinching in the face of mor- tality, and full of wonder for the mysteries beyond. Redolent of the lush natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, with rich sounds playfully echoing myth and nursery rhyme, Le Guin bookends a long, daring, and prolific career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"How it Seems to Me\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the vast abyss before time, self is not, and soul commingles\u003cbr\u003ewith mist, and rock, and light. In time, soul brings the misty self to be.\u003cbr\u003eThen slow time hardens self to stone while ever lightening the soul, \u003cbr\u003etill soul can loose its hold of self . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of over sixty novels, short fiction works, translations, and volumes of poetry, including the acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e. Her books continue to sell millions of copies worldwide. Le Guin died in 2018 in her home in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin is the author of over 60 novels, short fiction works, translations, and volumes of poetry. She is known mostly for her works of science fiction and fantasy, including the acclaimed novels The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Dispossessed. Le Guin is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and her books continue to sell millions of copies worldwide. An author of singular imagination and resolve, Le Guin died in 2018 in her home in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771604828448,"sku":"9781556595387","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7592258217b2bb8e53469cbd2054b589.webp?v=1780389341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/so-far-so-good-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}